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  • From: Lloyd Barre <barre AT c-zone.net>
  • To: "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
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  • Subject: Was Melchizedek a Yahwist?
  • Date: 22 Jan 99 07:10:24 -0800


In Gen 14:17-20, Melchizedek appears as a priest of El Elyon. But in v 22,
Abram designates Yahweh as El Elyon. Does that mean that Melchizedek also
worshipped Yahweh but just did not mention his name? How do people
understand this issue?



Lloyd M. Barre, Ph.D.

barre AT c-zone.net
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/AncientIsrael





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